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Overview It has become clear that the New York DOE is faced with the urgent need to have teachers who can attend to the range of needs of the learners they serve. Students who speak a language other than English now add up to 42% of the total NYC student population. In addition, 22.4% of students classified as English Language Learners (ELLs) have been identified as having a disability in the 2012-2013 academic year alone. Principals of bilingual schools with students with disabilities are struggling to find highly qualified teachers who are certified in both Bilingual Education and Teaching Students with Disabilities. The lack of qualified teacher to address the diverse needs of bilingual learners is pushing children with disabilities out of high quality dual language programs.The Program in Bilingual Special Education Studies and the Program in Intellectual Disability/Autism have created a new program, Bilingual Special Education Studies (BiSPED) for teacher candidates who wish to work with bilingual students with disabilities. This will include pre- and post-yearly interviews, collection and analysis of data in relation to teaching and learning, and participation in coaching sessions with mentor teachers and supervisors in the Program in Bilingual/Bicultural Education to analyze student work using the Principles for Dual Language Education and the NYS Bilingual Common Core initiative. I want to find another Master Course Career developmentTeachers College at Columbia University Career Education & Professional Development encourages students from all academic disciplines to incorporate career learning into the larger scope of daily life to aid in making a positive impact in the diverse worldwide community. We are committed to empowering all Teachers College students with the skills, resources and opportunities needed to pursue and achieve their post-graduate goals.

Teacher candidates in the Bilingual Special Education Studies program at Teachers College at Columbia University will be asked to participate in a research study for learning about how to improve teacher education teaching and learning in BiSPED.

Disciplines

Language StudiesSpecial Education

Requirements

English Requirements

IELTSMin 7
TOEFLMin 100

Other Requirements

1Applicants from the U.S. are required to hold, or be in the process of obtaining, a 120-credit baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.International applicants must hold, or be in the process of obtaining, the equivalent of a 120-credit U.S. baccalaureate degree.All applicants must have a conferred baccalaureate degree before matriculating at Teachers College.

Bilingual Special Education Studies